Scale dependency and the expression of hierarchical structure in Delphinium patches

Vegetatio

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 117-128

  Kotliar, Natasha B ^a,b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b US National Biological Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Extent; Grain; Hierarchy Theory; Landscapes; Spatial Heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

LARKSPUR; SCALE; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY; TALL LARKSPUR;

DELPHINIUM BARBEYI; DELPHINIUM NELSONII; RANUNCULACEAE;

EID: 0030303652     PISSN: 00423106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00044636     Document Type: Article

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